May 1, 2011 ING Partners, Inc.

Exhibit (m)(5)(i)

May 1, 2011

ING Partners, Inc.

0000 Xxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx

Suite 100

Scottsdale, Arizona 85258-2034

Ladies and Gentlemen:

By our execution of this letter agreement (the “Agreement”), intending to be legally bound hereby, ING Investments Distributor, LLC (the “Distributor”) agrees to waive, from May 1, 2011 through May 1, 2012, a portion of its service fee and/or reimburse expenses in amounts necessary so that after such waivers and/or reimbursements, the maximum total operating expense ratios of the Service Class shares of ING Baron Small Cap Growth Portfolio, a series of ING Partners, Inc., shall be as follows:

Series		Maximum Operating Expense  Ratios (as a percentage of average net assets)
		Service Class
ING Baron Small Cap Growth Portfolio		1.31%

The Distributor acknowledges that: (1) it shall not be entitled to collect on or make a claim for waived fees at any time in the future; and (2) it shall not be entitled to collect on or make a claim for reimbursed expenses at any time in the future.

ING Investments Distributor, LLC
By:		/s/ Xxxx Xxxxx
		Xxxx Xxxxx
		Senior Vice President

Accepted:

By:		/s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
		Senior Vice President
		ING Partners, Inc.

0000 X. Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Xx. Suite 100 Scottsdale, AZ 00000-0000 Tel: 000-000-0000 Fax: 000-000-0000 xxx.xxxxxxxx.xxx ING Investments Distributor, LLC